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Date: 2005-03-01 Source: ClickZ
The study found that 58 percent of Google searchers also visited at least one of the other top two search engines, Yahoo! and MSN Search. The use of multiple search engines also applies to Yahoo! and MSN searchers. Approximately 71 percent of Yahoo! searchers also visited one of the other top two engines, and 70 percent of MSN searchers also used one or both of the other two.
[Open In New Window] - Yahoo & MSN Closing the Google Gap
Date: 2005-01-13 Source: SearchDay
While Big G continues to maintain its leadership position in the eyes of web searchers, a new study finds that Yahoo, MSN Search and Ask Jeeves have all made significant improvements over the past year and are narrowing Google's mindshare advantage.
[Open In New Window] - The battle for search loyalty drives innovation
Date: 2004-12-08 Source: Charlene Li's Blog
I recently published extensive consumer survey data on search loyalty, toolbar usage, and search effectiveness (note: the full report is available only to Forrester clients). Here's the summary and a few of the key findings from the report.
[Open In New Window] - Delving Deep Inside the Searcher's Mind
Date: 2004-09-14 Source: SearchDay
Which search engines do searchers prefer and why? How do users use search engines to find the information they want? And how do searchers perceive paid versus free listings? New research offers insights into the workings of the searcher's mind.
[Open In New Window] - Search Individualized by Demographics
Date: 2004-08-05 Source: ClickZ
A Harris Interactive poll conducted for Microsoft that examined search engine usage revealed that while most of the 2,231 U.S. respondents used search engines, the reasons for doing so differed among the demographics.
[Open In New Window] - Inside the Mind of the Searcher Part II: Search Behavior Explored
Date: 2004-06-29 Source: Search Engine Guide
Search marketers have to step back from our obsession with tactics and look at the bigger strategic picture. We have to understand behaviors of our target customers. We have to fully explore the nature of their online experience. We have to understand the potential of this marketing channel fully. If we don't, how can we hope to pass along value to our clients?
[Open In New Window] - To Mod_Rewrite or Not
Date: 2004-06-29 Source: Search Engine Guide
My theory is always "if it ain't broke, don't fix it," which is why I wouldn't recommend moving towards this solution unless you are very sure it is the only way your URLs will get indexed.
[Open In New Window] - Searching for Research
Date: 2004-06-08 Source: iMedia Connection
Search engine user and use studies are everywhere. ...Of course, the perusal of and ultimately useful takeaway from said research requires a delicate, sometimes skeptical eye. One study says paid search is the golden goose, another says everyone is ignoring paid listings. So who's right?
[Open In New Window] - Search Engine User Attitudes
Date: 2004-05-25 Source: SearchDay
With so much interest in search, it's amazing how relatively little research has been done into how people interact with search engines, especially from a search marketing perspective. That's finally changing.
[Open In New Window] - Canadians search Web more
Date: 2004-05-13 Source: Globe and Mail
Canadians are more searching by nature than their U.S. counterparts — at least when it comes to Internet use, a new report suggests.
[Open In New Window] - Searching for Balance
Date: 2004-04-30 Source: ClickZ
Search engine campaigns should be analyzed frequently, so the proper balance can be established. "With MSN clicks so heavily skewed toward paid advertisements, if you review your log files and determine you are not receiving sufficient traffic from MSN, it would make sense to notch up your Overture spend — which powers paid the search results on MSN — to correct that deficiency," suggested Marckini.
[Open In New Window] - Search Engine Users: Loyal or Blase?
Date: 2004-04-19 Source: SearchDay
Searchers are loyal to their favorite search engine, and stubbornly stick with it even if they don't initially find what they're looking for, according to a new survey of web users.
[Open In New Window] - Google Tops, But Yahoo Switch Success So Far
Date: 2004-04-02 Source: SearchDay
New stats from web analytics firm WebSideStory highlight the news often heard before: Google's most popular, when it comes to search. But they also reveal that Yahoo's recent replacement of Google results with those from its own crawler-based technology doesn't appear to have cost it visitors.
[Open In New Window] - Search wars are about to get personal
Date: 2004-02-17 Source: News.com
Web surfers are anything but loyal when it comes to their favorite search engines, according to new research that could give hope to Net titans Yahoo and Microsoft's MSN as they seek to wrest the search crown from Google.
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